16:20 Goodwood

Friday 5 May 2023

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Amy Mahon Handicap

Off time: 16:21 | Winning time: 1m 42.21s

(4)

Garrick Painter⁷²

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: K Shoemark| T: T Ward| OR: 80| D

4/1

Has improved with each of his 3 starts to date, ready winner of 1m novice event at Kempton back from an 11-week break in February. May well have more to offer now handicapping off a feasible opening mark and should have a big part to play if handling conditions now switched to turf.

Form: 32-1

(6)

Raintown¹²⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: L Morris| T: J S Moore| OR: 80| D

18/1

Enjoyed a productive 2-y-o campaign on the AW, completing the hat-trick in a nursery at Lingfield (1¼m) when last seen on New Year's Eve. 3 lb rise fair enough and while more is needed back down in trip on this turf debut, he's is by no means ruled out.

Form: 73111-

(10)

Skysail^b1²¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: D C Costello| T: M P Tregoning| OR: 80

12/1

Encouraging start when runner-up on debut and took a small step forward when going one better in a Newbury maiden (6f, good) in September. However, well held in a valuable sales race on final 2-y-o start and needs to get back on track now blinkered/up in trip for this return/handicap bow.

Form: 210-

(5)

Man Of Eden¹⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-9| J: Harry Davies⁽³⁾| T: H & R Charlton| OR: 80| D

11/2

Irish import who made quite hard work of it when landing the odds on debut for new yard in a 1m Newcastle maiden in January. Failed to fully settle when sixth in 1¼m Newmarket handicap back from a break last month and this drop back in trip (and 3 lb lower mark) are both plus points.

Form: 4633-16

(9)

Chindwin²³³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-8| J: Charlie Bennett| T: S Kirk| OR: 79

66/1

Cost plenty as a yearling but will need to step up considerably on what he showed in 3 starts as a juvenile if he's to make a winning return/handicap debut here.

Form: 667-

(8)

Saturnalia³⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: George Rooke| T: R Hughes| OR: 78| BF

16/1

Off the mark at Wolverhampton in January. Beaten 7 lengths when fourth to Garrick Painter under a penalty (meets that rival on 9 lb better terms here) at Kempton (1m) the following month but subsequent handicap bow near miss over the same C&D represented a step forward. Turf debut.

Form: 2142

(7)

Vecchio¹⁹⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-7| J: R Kingscote| T: M Meade| OR: 78| BF

17/2

Improved when going close in a heavy-ground 6f Nottingham novice in October but failed to land a meaningful blow upped to 7f in a Doncaster nursery later that month (gelded since). More needed back from a 6-month break.

Form: 6424-

(11)

Mudskipper²³

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: Benoit D L Sayette⁽³⁾| T: D Menuisier| OR: 77| BF

17/2

Fair form at 2 yrs, placed in a C&D maiden and a minor event at Newbury. However, rather disappointing start to 3-y-o campaign when only fourth in a 6-runner at Nottingham handicap (10.2f, heavy) and others make more appeal.

Form: 623-4

(2)

Island Star³⁰

Age: 3| Weight: 9-6| J: David Egan| T: R Varian| OR: 77| D

3/1

Showed signs of ability in a couple of runs for Marcus Tregoning last term and improved when getting the better of an odds-on newcomer trained by the Gosdens on return/debut for new yard in 1m Kempton maiden. Opening mark looks fair and he needs considering.

Form: 66-1

(1)

Lunarscape¹⁸

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: Charles Bishop| T: Eve Johnson Houghton| OR: 76| C

15/2

Winner of 6f novice here on second of her 3 starts as a 2-y-o, and found some improvement when finding one too good on recent reappearance/handicap debut at Windsor (1m, heavy). Likely to give another good account.

Form: 710-2

(3)

Frequent Flyer²¹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-4| J: David Probert| T: A M Balding| OR: 75| BF

14/1

Runner-up twice at Ffos Las at 2 yrs but reappearance fifth in a 7f Leicester novice (heavy) was underwhelming. Needs to get back on track now pitched into a handicap.

Form: 7220-5

Forecasts

Island Star (3/1), Garrick Painter (4/1), Man Of Eden (11/2), Lunarscape (15/2), Vecchio (17/2), Mudskipper (17/2), Skysail (12/1), Frequent Flyer (14/1), Saturnalia (16/1), Raintown (18/1), Chindwin (66/1)

Provided he handles conditions on this turf debut, GARRICK PAINTER may well be the answer. He did the job well at Kempton when last seen in February and should have more to offer now handicapping off what appears to be a pretty reasonable opening mark. Man of Eden looks dangerous back at this trip and he is second choice, albeit only marginally as cases can also be readily made for the likes of Lunarscape, Island Star and Raintown (in that order of preference).